Moscow, November 18 (RHC)-- Some 52 people have lost their lives after a Boeing 737 plane crashed in Russia, according to the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations. The ministry's spokeswoman said the passenger aircraft belonging to Tatarstan Airlines crashed upon landing in the central Russian city of Kazan on Sunday night, killing all people on-board, including six crew members and 46 passengers.
Authorities said the plane tried twice to land but failed and the crash happened during the third effort. The plane, which took off from Moscow's Domodedovo Airport, caught on fire after it crash-landed in Kazan, which is about 720 kilometers east of the Russian capital. There were no immediate indications of what may have caused the crash.